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Editorial

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Updated 4 months ago

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER: The people who hold communities together

Starting June 15, nominations will open for local Weaver recognition and community grants. The nomination period w…

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Death by little nicks

A nick here, a nick there. No big deal? Well, before you know it, the patient has bled to death.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Last gasps of middle class

The engraving isn't completed, but you can easily fill in the tombstone's final few blanks.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
How to really lift morale

No stone-throwing here. No barbs, bruises or snide remarks borne of pecuniary jealousy.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Can't justify this tax hike

At precisely the time our taxing entities should be easing the burden on their citizens or at least holding the line on spending, we see the opposite occurring.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Hart wins, Idaho loses

Four Republicans on an ethics panel cleared state Rep. Phil Hart of any wrongdoing.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Basin plan center stage

Question: What do you get when you unveil a 2,200-page plan that will cost an estimated $1.34 billion and take about a century to complete?

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Press backs KCFR bond

Some 45,000 residents trust Kootenai County Fire & Rescue with their lives.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Who'll pay off the deficit?

If you believe the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent - as we do - you might want to be careful about falling into a little hypocritical pit.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Status quo McEuen foe

At 10:53 a.m. Thursday, a breezy, sweet summer morning if ever there was one, a total of three people were enjoying McEuen Field.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Time for the pre/post test

The mechanics of our language can teach us a lot about the mechanisms within ourselves.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
Hayden shines at bargain rates

Despite investing some $4.5 million and ripping up the heart of Hayden for most of 2007, the city's central corridor isn't the answer to every resident's dream.

Updated 16 years, 2 months ago
When right goes wrong

Idaho needs more jobs, wise spending and better education.

Updated 16 years, 3 months ago
Rest well, good soldier

It's entirely possible that the only person who wouldn't have been impressed with the massive front-page headlines Thursday is the man the headlines were written about.